FDNY discrimination payouts begin in Vulcan Society suit, report says

Retired firefighter Bruce Stanley, a native of Rosebank, was pleased with the $98 million discrimination settlement by the FDNY.Staten Island Advance Photo

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The city Fire Department is issuing its first series of payments for alleged discrimination in connection with the Vulcan Society class action lawsuit, according to the New York Post.

Payments of about $2,500 each are being made to members of the society for emotional damage claims and are in addition to the $98 million settlement for lost back pay and benefits, the Post said.

The case filed in 2007 involved about 1,500 Hispanic and black FDNY employees who claimed that employment entrance exams discriminated against minorities.